Location Buenos Aires Opened 1817 | Opening 1817 Architect Joseph Thwaites | |
The Faunch Hotel was a prestigious English hotel, is considered one of the most famous in Buenos Aires during the first half of the 19th century.
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The Faunch's was built by the British immigrants James Faunch, and his wife Mary Faunch. The building was two floors, and a capacity for eighty people. The hotel was opened in 1817, located on La Plata street, (now Rivadavia) and Santo Cristo (now 25 de Mayo).
James Faunch dies in 1827. His widow administered the hotel until 1833, year in which she decides to sell him to dining-room manager, John Quenby Beech, born in Ireland. One of the more famous residents of the Faunch's was William Brown considered the father of the Argentine Navy. Also were guests of the hotel Richard Adams a Scottish architect who designed the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist of Buenos Aires. Santiago Bevans and William Miller, an English military who had participated in the war of independence.
Great musicians had conducted performances in the Faunch's including the French violinist Amadeo Gras.